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〜おかげで
Daily practice is credited for the victory — おかげで attributes a positive result to its cause.
Tested at JLPT N2 — 4 practice questions below.
Practice 〜おかげで →〜おかげで attributes a positive result to a cause ('thanks to'); here 友人が手伝ってくれた explains the welcome outcome 早く終わった. せいで is the negative counterpart ('because of, to one's misfortune') and only precedes bad results. ものの is concessive and would contradict the result. ばかりに expresses regret over an unlucky outcome, which finishing early is not.
友人が手伝ってくれた＿＿＿、早く終わった。
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地図を見た＿＿＿、迷わず着いた。
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毎日練習した＿＿＿、試合に勝てた。
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